What is 'LSE'? | Freetrade Dictionary

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.

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Dirty price

The total price payable on the purchase of a gilt. It’s calculated as the clean price plus accrued interest.

Free Trade

The other free trade. International trade in which countries allow goods to flow across their borders without imposing import or export taxes.

Time-Weighted Rate of Return (TWRR)

A return calculated over the time period invested, that excludes extraneous elements, such as deposits to and withdrawals from the investment accounted.

Bed & ISA

Understand what Bed and ISA is and how it works

Maturity date

The date on which a gilt is redeemed and the gilt holder receives the repayment of the nominal amount and final dividend or coupon payment.

Leverage

A method of trading using borrowed money that usually involves a very high level of risk.

Clean price

The quoted price of a gilt, which excludes accrued interest

OEIC

Unique to the UK, these funds pool together money to invest from multiple investors.

Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

A set of standards which investors use to present their investment results.

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